Thieves stole the boots of Sporting Braga players from their changing room as they prepared for their Europa League match at Olympique Marseille, police said.
Marseille had to buy 46 pairs of new boots and even offered to charter a special flight to bring footwear from Portugal after the disappearance.
The Portuguese outfit left their boots in their dressing room at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome stadium after training there on Wednesday night. On Thursday there was no trace of the studded footwear. “There is nothing which allows us to contradict the Portuguese officials’ version of events,” a police spokesman said Friday.
Marseille had to buy 46 pairs of new boots and even offered to charter a special flight to bring footwear from Portugal after the disappearance.
The Portuguese outfit left their boots in their dressing room at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome stadium after training there on Wednesday night. On Thursday there was no trace of the studded footwear. “There is nothing which allows us to contradict the Portuguese officials’ version of events,” a police spokesman said Friday.
